Visual Studio Add-Ins Every Developer Should Downl

TestDriven.NET is an essential add-in if you work with unit tests or practice test-driven development. (If you don't already, you should seriously consider it.) TestDriven.NET was written by Jamie Cansdale and can be downloaded from www.testdriven.net.

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GhostDoc

XML comments are invaluable tools when documenting your application. Using XML comments, you can mark up your code and then, using a tool like nDoc, you can generate help files or MSDN-like Web documentation based on those comments. The only problem with XML documentation is the time it takes to write it you often end up writing similar statements over and over again. The goal of GhostDoc is to automate the tedious parts of writing XML comments by looking at the name of your class or method, as well as any parameters, and making an educated guess as to how the documentation should appear based on recommended naming conventions. This is not a replacement for writing thorough documentation of your business rules and providing examples, but it will automate the mindless part of your documentation generation.